Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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Read the New Testament in its original Aramaic with transliteration and translation. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the ⚙️ settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.

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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep
Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →
שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b
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ܥܠܬ E-L-TH
cause, reason
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܥܠܬܐ
ʿltʾ
elth'
cause, reason Matthew 27:37 Mark 15:26 Luke 8:47 Luke 23:4 Luke 23:22 John 15:22 John 18:38 John 19:4 John 19:6 Acts 4:21 Acts 10:21 Acts 13:28 Acts 17:23 Acts 19:40 Acts 22:24 Acts 23:28 Romans 7:8 2 Corinthians 5:12 2 Corinthians 6:3 2 Corinthians 11:12 ... +2
ܥܠܬܗܘܢ
ʿlthwn
elthhwn
cause, reason-their 2 Corinthians 11:12
ܕܡܥܠܬܐ
dmʿltʾ
dmelth'
that.from-cause, reason Hebrews 4:1
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
עִלָּה 'illah cause/pretext
עֲלִילָה 'alilah act/pretext
עָלִיל 'āliyl act, deed, feat
עֻלָּה 'ullāh ascent, elevation
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
عِلَّة 'illa cause/illness
مَعْلُول ma'lul effect/ill
عَلِيل 'alīl sick, weak, afflicted
تَعْلِيل ta'līl justification, reasoning